ख़ून

See also: खन्

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian (xun), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭭‎ (xūn)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰuːn/, /xuːn/

Noun

ख़ून • (xūn) m (Urdu spelling خون‎)

blood
भेड़िये के मुँह को इंसान का ख़ून लगा है।
bheṛiye ke mũh ko insān kā xūn lagā hai.
The wolf has cultivated a taste for human blood.

Synonyms: लहू (lahū), रक्त (rakt), रुधिर (rudhir), लोह (loh), लोहू (lohū), अस्र (asra)
killing, slaughter, murder
ख़ून कल इसी सड़क पे हुआ था।
xūn kal isī saṛak pe huā thā.
The murder happened in this street yesterday.

Synonyms: हत्या (hatyā), क़त्ल (qatla)

Derived terms

ख़ून करना (xūn karnā)
ख़ूनी (xūnī)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ख़ून”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
Platts, John T. (1884), “ख़ून”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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